Yoshiaki Shirai

Department of Human and Computer Intelligence, School of Information Science and Engineering,
Ritsumeikan University , Japan.

Autobiography

Prof. Yoshiaki Shirai received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nagoya Univiersity in 1964, and the M.Eng. and the Dr.Eng. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo, in 1966 and 1969 respectively.
1969 - 1972 Research Staff, Electrotechnical Laboratory, MITI, Japan
1971 - 1972 Visiting Researcher, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT
1973 - 1979 Senior Research Staff, Electrotechnical Laboratory, MITI, Japan
1979 - 1985 Chief, Computer Vision Section, Electrotechnical Laboratory, MITI, Japan
1985 - 1988 Director, Control Section, Electrotechnical Laboratory, MITI, Japan
1988 - Professor, Dept. of Computer-Controlled Mechanical Systems, Graduate School of Engineering,
Osaka University, Japan.
2005 - Professor, Department of Human and Computer Intelligence, School of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University , Japan.

He is an active member of Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers, Robotics Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence, Information Processing Society of Japan, Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers. Robotics and Automation Society, and American Association of Artificial Intelligence.

Office:

Creation Core 408
phone: (country code 81)-77-561-5921
fax: (country code 81)-77-561-4821

Mailing address:

Department of Human and Computer Intelligence
School of Information Science and Engineering
Ritsumeikan University
1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577 Japan

Last update: March 2008

after 'shirai@', 'ci.ritsumeikan.ac.jp'